Impact of Acculturation and Lifestyle Health Behaviors on Cardiovascular Health among Filipinos in California

<p> Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among all major racial and ethnic groups in the United States (US) and worldwide. Filipinos are the second largest Asian immigrant group in the US. Healthful lifestyle behaviors are cardioprotective factors, but have be...

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Main Author: Bayog, Maria Lourdes Geronimo
Language:EN
Published: University of California, San Francisco 2016
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Online Access:http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10133432